Morag Hood

Who was Morag Hood?

Morag Hood was a Scottish actress described by many commentators as "a celebrated beauty," who featured in numerous British programmes, stage productions, and audio presentations from the 1960s up to the late 1990s.

Morag Hood was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and was a graduate of the University of Glasgow. One of her earliest jobs was as a presenter of youth programmes on Scottish Television. In April 1964 Morag and fellow presenter Paul Young interviewed the Beatles. The interview, recorded at the Scottish Television studios, Cowcaddens, Glasgow was thought to be lost for many years. The reel of 16mm film was later found in a rusting film can in South London.

She is particularly renowned for playing Natasha Rostova in the epic 1972 BBC television adaptation of War and Peace. Thereafter, Morag Hood starred in numerous other British television series, including: Z-Cars, The Borderers, Bergerac, Jane Eyre, Families and Hamish Macbeth. She also starred in the controversial 1990 BBC 1 drama "A Sense of Guilt".

She also appeared in an episode of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet as Joy Chatterley, an attractive local resident who ended up having a fling with Oz.